Archives for April 2008

The Jon Justice show on 104.1 in Tucson is holding a Rally and March tomorrow, May 1st. The day will start early with a live broadcast from 6:00 am to 9:00 am from DeAnza Park at Speedway and Stone. At 9:00 am a March will proceed to the Presidio Park in downtown Tucson. Details at the Jon Justice web site (scroll down for info.)

Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen will be on the radio this Thursday and Friday. He will join Bruce Jacobs at 7:05 am on Thursday and JD Hayworth at 4:35 pm on Friday. Both shows are on KFYI 550 AM. If you live outside of the Phoenix region you can listed on the internet by live stream.

update: A copy of the national delegate ballot has been distributed pretty widely within the party.

The Arizona Republican Convention will be held on Saturday, May 10th in Mesa. Unlike Nevada, things should run more smoothly. State delegates should be receiving details in the mail this week. Most if not all of the state delegates have been selected. Despite a few high profile districts in the Phoenix area most other districts and counties selected a fairly compliant set of delegates that will not be making Nevada style trouble. Some districts are without any Ron Paul supporters or hardcore conservatives. The Ron Paul people who did make it are scattered throughout different CDs so will have little effect in the breakout meetings. Even on the main floor they might not have much effect since they cannot seem to agree with the disaffected conservatives about what issues make for a good delegate. Regional and some state Ron Paul activist are further tied down with the unfinished business in Nevada and cannot yet devote full time to the Arizona convention. Either way, look to Sonoran Alliance to cover the inside story of what is happening.

Speaking of the convention, Michael Reagan will be speaking at the dinner the night before the convention. The dinner is $50 and you can even buy your tickets online at azgop.org. See you in Mesa.

Author and conservative activist Grover Norquist will be speaking in Tucson on Monday, May 5th. The event will be packed with Republican elected officials and candidates. It will be the place to be seen. An RSVP is required by May 1st. Click here for the details.

The latest AP/Ipsos poll has Senator Clinton ahead of McCain by 9%. The important thing to remember is that these broad popularity polls do not matter because that is not how we elect presidents. They are selected through the electoral college and that is state by state. There Clinton is still ahead according to some sites. The good news for McCain is that he beats Obama in the electoral lineup and Obama may well be the nominee.

Governor Napolitano has vetoed HB 2807, a bill that would have required local law enforcement to take a greater role in immigration enforcement. Phoenix and Mesa are now free to continue their sanctuary city policies of looking the other way when they encounter illegal aliens during routine law enforcement stops.

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